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June 05, 2006
Knitting is an obsession....
Saturday, June 3rd. My neighborhood garage sale. Did I score? YES. I got 2 great dye pots. No need for a picture. They were POTS.
I felt the need to talk about this though:
I picked this up at a garage sale for $5 dollars. Let's have a look inside shall we?
Those are some honkin needles eh? I think they are sizes 50 and 35. You could really hurt someone with those...Okay, let’s dig deeper. What's in the yellow box?
HOLY CRAP! Look at all those needles! Some of them weren't even open! Yeah, I know, what do I need with all these? I have a plan, an evil plan..... No just kidding. So here is a shot of it all laid out:
Now I didn't know the person I bought this from. I am thinking this was her mother's or her grandmother's. I am also thinking she may no longer be with us..... Now the yarn is all crap and there isn't enough of it for anything big (except gods eyes). I did find an almost finished baby hat. When I dug a little deeper in the pockets I found some really touching things ... almost made me want to cry...... Lookie:
Awwww....it's her makeup!!!!! That gold thing is a little compact with some bright pink blush or something in it!!! Then I found her note book!!!! sniffle sniffle.....
I hope Travis and Jessica appreciate their mittens!!!!!!
So this woman as far as I can tell was an obsessed knitter. She had to be! I keep a notebook, I have a ton of needles and I will probably still buy more. I hope that when my time comes my things will go to some one who will appreciate all of this like I do.
I half expected to find some cash tucked away in there or even a hankie, but I didn't. Ah well. I thought it was a good story to share.
Next up tomorrow (or the next day). Why my Dad is a hero.
Posted by beth at June 5, 2006 12:44 PM
Comments
Oh, that was so nice of you to "adopt" all that knitting paraphanelia.....and you did get quite a treasury of needles! When my aunt passed away, the only thing I requested from her estate was her knitting bag...and I found notes about a poor boy sweater that she was planning to make for me back in the 70's.
Don't you wonder what the lady was knitting with those huge honkin' needles? Or, hmmmm, was she knitting with them or using them for some other nefarious activity? LOL
Posted by: Mary Lou at June 5, 2006 01:28 PM
It's sad that the people having the sale didn't even take the time to look thru the bag.
You did great, tho. All those needles!
Posted by: Laurie at June 5, 2006 01:38 PM
Amazing score! It's so nice that all that stuff found someone who will appreciate them!
Posted by: Christie at June 5, 2006 02:17 PM
oh wow! look at all that! way to go, beth!
so cute with the handwritten patterns and the makeup. very touching.
Posted by: kris at June 5, 2006 02:24 PM
Those needles are GINORMOUS!!!! You should totally knit something with them! Like a 6 stitch hat. Makes you wonder what will happen to our knit goods when the time comes... I'm glad hers went to someone who cares about the knitting.
Posted by: Cookie at June 5, 2006 02:39 PM
That little notebook is simply too much! So cute and precious! What a score!
Posted by: grumperina at June 5, 2006 03:31 PM
Isn't it so interesting to get a snapshot into someone else's life? What a great find!
Posted by: Jill at June 5, 2006 03:46 PM
wow, what a score! and i love all the little personal things about it. great find.
Posted by: gleek at June 5, 2006 04:38 PM
I love stuff like that. I have a huge stash of needles, purchased from estates on Ebay. You can never have enough, is my motto.
I think my niece is planning on absconding with my stash when I die, in fact she may be plotting to kill me to get her hands on it.
Posted by: Rebekah at June 5, 2006 05:04 PM
What a great find - that notebook is a treasure!
Posted by: Dave at June 5, 2006 08:17 PM
I adopted a stash last year and I felt so touched when I went through her knit-belongings. I did find 3 little whiskey bottles in her stash... LOL.
Posted by: Diana at June 6, 2006 12:55 AM
Wow, what an amazing experience! I am glad that her knitting treasures finally made their way to someone who values them. Beautiful post ;) I have some 35s and 50s - they make very quick scarves and afghans too!
Posted by: Lolly at June 6, 2006 07:38 AM
SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE!
How awesome! Enjoy your treasures!
Posted by: Kelly at June 6, 2006 09:04 AM
Wow, that little notebook is so cool!
Posted by: katie at June 6, 2006 09:39 AM
Nice. I am sure she is happy that her obsession is being put to good use! It's not about things it's about people. Great post!
Posted by: Carol at June 6, 2006 11:28 AM
What a lucky purchase! So many stories. All for only $5.
Posted by: Miss Twiss at June 6, 2006 03:17 PM
Wow, what a lovely little find, I love it all! xxx
Posted by: Annarella at June 7, 2006 06:49 AM
i love the notebook too. and that she tucked her makeup in her knitting bag.
Posted by: maryes at June 7, 2006 12:26 PM
ok, i'm shedding tears right now....that was so sweet...and what a haul for 5 bucks....one of the ladies here uses those big ass needles...they look like poles...enjoy your finds....i just can't imagine what you could possibly do with so many needles...? also you would be proud of me...i'm knitting a baby blanket, it is 15 different squares, of course i'm only on number 1...
Posted by: lemon at June 7, 2006 03:16 PM
Wow, super score! That stuff is great.
Posted by: Gina Kathleen Miller at June 12, 2006 08:36 PM
What an amazing haul! That's how I got started knitting, I bought a giant basket full of needles and such from an estate sale and curiosity of what was in the basket kept me knitting as much as anything. As for the tree trunks I say knit an afgan that doubles as a fishing net. What could be more handy than that.
Posted by: Abbe at June 13, 2006 12:22 PM
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Posted by: Marie at June 15, 2006 07:12 AM
Ooh. A nice little piece of history there. And $5?! Nice.
Posted by: Stacey at June 19, 2006 12:46 PM
Ooh! What a treasure!
Posted by: Tilkkusisko at June 22, 2006 02:38 AM
